Mardon Skipper

The Mardon Skipper (Polites mardon) is a small butterfly about the size of your fingertip and is listed as endangered in Oregon. KS Wild and partners continue stewardship efforts of the Mardon skipper’s habitat in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

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California Pitcher Plant

The California pitcher plant, or Cobra Lily, (Darlingtonia californica), is a rare carnivorous plant of serpentine wetland communities

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Kalmiopsis leachiana

Kalmiopsis leachiana, a plant discovered in 1930 by Lilla Leech in the Gold Basin area, is a relic of the pre-ice age and the oldest known member of the Heath (Ericaceae) Family.

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Gentner's Fritillary

Gentner’s fritillary (Fritillaria gentneri) is a red-flowering herb that is part of the Liliaceae or lily family.

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Yreka Phlox

Yreka phlox (Phlox hirsuta) is a perennial subshrub in the Phlox or Polemoniaceae family that is endemic to Siskiyou County, California.

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Manzanita

Manzanitas are evergreen shrubs, they typically have smooth red bark that peels and flakes off like Madrone bark. Manzanitas sport rounded symmetrical leaves, they range in color from gray to bright green and often have a waxy texture.

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Azalea

Azaleas are shade-tolerant shrubs that are often found living beneath, or close to, trees. They bloom in the spring and flower in a verity of different colors.

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Mount Ashland Lupine

Mount Ashland Lupine is endemic to Mount Ashland, and is found in open areas above 6800 feet on the south and west slopes and near the mountain's summit.

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Greene's Mariposa Lily

Greene's Mariposa Lily is native to Oregon and California and is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants, listed as: rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere.

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Siskiyou Mariposa Lily

Siskiyou mariposa (Calochortus persistens) lily is a pink flowering perennial herb that is endemic to Bald Mountain near Ashland, Oregon, and Gunsight Peak and Diggles Gulch in Siskiyou County, California.

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